Tag: 1984

June 8, 1984: Tigers 3 – Orioles 2

June 8, 1984: Tigers 3 – Orioles 2

W: Milt Wilcox (7-3) – L: Storm Davis (6-2) – Save: Willie Hernández (8) | Boxscore

Record: 41-13; 51/2 games up on Toronto

Highlights

  • A solid start for Milt: six-and-a-third innings, four hits and two runs.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Memorial Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Ted Hendry, 1B – Drew Coble, 2B – Jim Evans, 3B – Greg Kosc
  • Time of Game: 3:18
  • Attendance: 50,361

Birthdays

Matt Perisho, Dave Mlicki, Kevin Ritz and Joe Grzenda

See you tomorrow.

June 7, 1984: Tigers 5 – Blue Jays 3

June 7, 1984: Tigers 5 – Blue Jays 3

W: Jack Morris (11-2) – L: Jim Clancy (4-6) | Boxscore

Record: 40-13

Highlights

  • Another complete game for Morris; he allowed seven hits, struck out four and walked just one.
  • Ruppert Jones earned the Rooftop nickname after launching his first Tigers homer, a three-run shot, off Clancy in the sixth inning.
  • Despite the 35-5 start and the Tigers earning their 40th win of the year, the Blue Jays were not far behind with 36 wins. Forty years later it’s still too close for comfort.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Bill Kunkel, 1B – Terry Cooney, 2B – Richard Shulock, 3B – Derryl Cousins
  • Time of Game: 2:38
  • Attendance: 40,879

Ray Bare #21

Here are five things to know about the late right-hander Ray Bare:

  1. The Tigers selected him off waivers from the Cardinals on April 4, 1975.
  2. Bare debuted on April 10, 1975, pitching the ninth inning in at in an Orioles 10-0 rout. He allowed two runs on two hits and a pair of walks.
  3. He appeared in 59 games for the Tigers over 1975 and ’76, 42 of those were starts. His 8-13 record in 1975 falls in line with that bad Tigers team.
  4. His final major-league game was on May 3, 1977, a 13-0 Rangers blowout. Bare came into the game with two outs in the second inning, and the Tigers down 6-0. He allowed four hits and three runs and was lifted without recording an out.
  5. Bare’s final record with the Tigers: 15-23 and a 4.94 ERA.

Birthdays

Mark Lowe, Virgil Vasquez and the late Ed Wells

See you tomorrow.

June 6, 1984: Blue Jays 6 – Tigers 3

June 6, 1984: Blue Jays 6 – Tigers 3

W: Luis Leal (6-0) – L: Dan Petry (8-3) | Boxscore

Record: 39-13

Highlights

  • Peaches got pummeled: Four innings, 10 hits, five earned runs. Aurelio López pitched four innings of relief.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Derryl Cousins, 1B – Bill Kunkel, 2B – Terry Cooney, 3B – Richard Shulock
  • Time of Game: 2:36
  • Attendance: 38,167

Ed Glynn #48

Here are a few things to know about lefty Ed Glynn.

  • The Tigers signed him as an amateur free agent on Sept. 25, 1971.
  • In parts of four seasons with Detroit, he appeared in 26 games — 10 being the high-water mark, in 1978 — and had a final record of 3-6 and a 4.93 ERA.
  • Along the way, he made eight starts and on Sept. 12, 1976, he pitched a complete game against the Yankees but took the loss in the 3-1 New York win.

Birthdays

Will Vest, Tyler Collins, Collin Balester, Eddie Bonine and the late Dave Bergman, Chet Morgan and Izzy Goldstein

See you tomorrow.

June 5, 1984: Blue Jays 8 – Tigers 4

June 5, 1984: Blue Jays 8 – Tigers 4

W: Jim Acker (1-2) – L: Glenn Abbott (2-2) | Boxscore

Record: 39-12

Highlights

  • Neither starter, Abbott for the Tigers or Doyle Alexander, made it out of the fourth inning.
  • Together Abbott and Doug Bair allowed three fourth-inning homers to give the Jays a 7-2 lead.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Richard Shulock, 1B – Derryl Cousins, 2B – Bill Kunkel, 3B – Terry Cooney
  • Time of Game: 3:05
  • Attendance: 35,983

Birthdays

Duke Sims and the late Herb Hall and Frank Huelsman

See you tomorrow.

June 3, 1984: Orioles 2 – Tigers 1

June 3, 1984: Orioles 2 – Tigers 1

W: Mike Flanagan (4-4) – L: Milt Wilcox (6-3) | Boxscore

Record: 38-11

Highlights

  • Wilcox gave up just two runs (one earned) but did not have command: four hits and six walks in five and two-thirds.
  • Flanagan, on the other hand, was terrific, scattering seven hits in a complete-game win, striking out six and walking only one.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Rich Garcia, 1B – Mike Reilly, 2B – Al Clark, 3B – Don Denkinger
  • Time of Game: 2:42
  • Attendance: 34,228

Video Clips: Darrell Evans and Chet Lemon

Darrell and Chet talk about the Tigers’ torrid start to the 1984 season.

Birthdays

Ed Glynn and the late John Bassler and Bill McTigue

See you tomorrow.

June 2, 1984: Orioles 5 – Tigers 0

June 2, 1984: Orioles 5 – Tigers 0

W: Storm Davis (6-1) – L: Jack Morris (10-2) | Boxscore

Record: 38-10

Highlights

  • Cue that tired expression: “They should have saved some for today.” The Orioles bounced back from the previous night’s drubbing and tagged Morris for five runs in six innings.
  • Storm Davis pitched a complete-game three-hitter.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Don Denkinger, 1B – Rich Garcia, 2B – Mike Reilly, 3B – Al Clark
  • Time of Game: 2:11
  • Attendance: 40,292

Game Highlights

Birthdays

Neifi Perez, Darnell Coles and the late Lou Skizas, Gene Michael, Jerry Lumpe and Jack Pierce

See you tomorrow.

June 1, 1984: Tigers 14 – Orioles 2

June 1, 1984: Tigers 14 – Orioles 2

W: Dan Petry (8-2) – L: Scott McGregor (6-4) – Save: Doug Bair (3) | Boxscore

Record: 38-9

Highlights

  • This was a blast from the get-go. My friends and I sat in the upper-deck bleachers, taunting Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey during batting practice with a “Dempsey sucks” chant. He was a good sport, egging us on and even turning to face the bleachers and act as a conductor while we rained vitriol upon him. 
  • As for the game, it was nothing short of bedlam. The Tiger scored six in the second highlighted by an Alan Trammell homer, and then three in the third and again in the fourth.
  • Tram had a three-hit game, and Lance, Chet and Larry Herndon each had two hits.
  • Petry threw six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Tiger Stadium
  • Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Mike Reilly
  • Time of Game: 2:28
  • Attendance: 47,252

Game Highlights

Birthdays

The late Dean Chance, Jo-Jo White and Herm Malloy

See you tomorrow.

May 30, 1984: Tigers 2 – A’s 1

May 30, 1984: Tigers 2 – A’s 1

W: Willie Hernández (2-0) – L: Steve McCatty (3-4) – Save: Aurelio López (7) | Boxscore

Record: 37-9

Highlights

  • Juan Berenguer started and threw four and a two-thirds, yielding two hits and four walks.
  • Kirk Gibson hit a solo shot in the ninth to put the Tigers ahead.
  • The Tigers had five hits, the A’s just four.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
  • Umpires: HP – Rick Reed, 1B – Dave Phillips, 2B – Jerry Neudecker, 3B – Steve Palermo
  • Time of Game: 2:34
  • Attendance: 15,224

On TV: May 2, 1982 Channel 7 Sports

The segment begins with highlights from the Tigers-White Sox game at Comiskey Park.

Birthdays

The late Ed Rakow

See you tomorrow.

🇺🇲 May 27, 1984: Mariners 6 – Tigers 1

May 27, 1984: Mariners 6 – Tigers 1

W: Matt Young (4-3) – L: Dan Petry (7-2) | Boxscore

Record: 35-8

Highlights

  • Despite 10 hits, the Tigers eked out a single run off three Mariners pitchers. Alan Trammell went 3 for 4
  • Petry three four innings and gave up nine hits; Aurelio López pitched the other four and gave up five.
  • The Tigers got the hell out of Seattle and headed for Oakland on a three-game losing streak.

Miscellany

  • Venue: Seattle Kingdome
  • Umpires: HP – Al Clark, 1B – Don Denkinger, 2B – Rich Garcia, 3B – Mike Reilly
  • Time of Game: 2:50
  • Attendance: 12,755

Edwin Núñez #41

Reliever Edwin Núñez signed with the Tigers on April 1, 1989. He was a mainstay with the Mariners from 1982 through July ’88, when he was dealt to the Mets.

After signing a free-agent deal in April, the 6′ 5″, 235 lb. righty made his Tigers debut on June 29, 1989, against the Yankees, pitching four-and-a-third innings in relief of Frank Tanana. Núñez took the loss.

He appeared in 27 games for 1989 Tigers, with 3-4 record, a save and a 4.17 ERA. In 1990, Núñez appeared in 42 games, posting a 3-1 record with six saves and a 2.24 ERA.

On Oct. 2, 1990, his Tigers career came to close as it had opened: taking the loss in a game against the Yankees — one inning, three runs, two hits and a walk. Núñez signed with the Brewers in the offseason.

Birthdays

Edwin Núñez, Ron Tingley and the late Pinky Higgins

See you tomorrow.